Geneva, 13 April 2018. With 13.1 million people in dire need of assistance, the DRC continues to witness one of the most complex and long-standing humanitarian crisis. International donors, Member States, United Nations Agencies and Non-Governmental Orga

Thursday 12 April, Geneva Together with the European Union (EU), FAO hosted a presentation of the 2018 Global Report on Food Crises to Member States, UN Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations on Thursday 12 April in the EU Delegation in Geneva. Th

FAO participated in the Yemen High-Level Pledging Conference, held on Tuesday 3 April in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UN Secretary General António Guterres, who opened the pledging event, praised the “remarkable success of international solidarity”

FAO participated to the 138th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) which took place in Geneva, from 24 to 28 March 2018. This 138th Session had a rich and comprehensive agenda, covering key issues such as strengthening the parliamentary contrib

22 March 2018, Rome - A new report out today sounds the alarm regarding surging levels of acute hunger. Some 124 million people in 51 countries were affected by acute food insecurity during 2017 — 11 million more people than the year before — according to

International Day of Forests is a global celebration of forests. This year’s theme highlights the key role played by forests in creating sustainable cities. To celebrate this occasion, UNECE and FAO gathered eminent speakers at the Palais des Nations in G

20 March 2018, Rome - Investing in green spaces can help transform cities into more sustainable, resilient, healthy, equitable and pleasant places to live, said FAO ahead of the International Day of Forests (21 March 2018). If planned and managed well, c

20 March 2018, Rome/Brasilia - Global water use has increased by a factor of six over the past century, twice the rate of population growth, and its scarcity is now a looming human challenge due to a host of factors ranging from climate change and polluti

15 March 2018, Rome/Hanoi - Natural disasters are costing farmers in the developing world billions of dollars each year, with drought emerging as the most destructive in a crowded field of threats that also includes floods, forest fires, storms, plant pes

7 March 2018, Rome - The role of information communications technologies in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, will be the focus of discussions at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 8 March, Interna

Close to 1 000 students and influential advocates and Food Heroes join forces at FAO to discuss the vital themes: “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future” and “Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow”